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Originally Posted by oldE
American folk singer Arlo Guthrie wrote and performed "Alice's Restaurant" in the mid '60s. It is a rambling story about arrest for littering and subsequent ineligiblity for the draft. A protest song.
My son had a buddy who could recite the whole thing, while I played the guitar accompaniment.
Look it up have a listen and watch for the reference to the "Group W Bench".
Classic.
Best
Les
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That reminded me of the scene in
Big Wednesday at the Army induction center with Gary Busey's character putting on a crazy persona to avoid service.